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Major shake-up of rules on the table for Australian crypto players
The federal government could take a package of reforms of Australia’s booming cryptocurrency industry to the next election.
- by Dominic Powell
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Rio Tinto pledges $10 billion to halve emissions by 2030
Australia’s biggest iron ore miner has dramatically escalated its push to slash greenhouse gas emissions across its global operations.
- by Nick Toscano
Origin Energy faces climate push as investors dial up the heat
More than 40 per cent of Origin’s shareholders backed an activist resolution for the company to align its spending strategy with stronger goals to stop global warming.
- by Nick Toscano
Opinion
Casinos
Cue the fireworks: The casino sector nears its day of reckoning
The clock is ticking for Crown Resorts, as the Victorian state government mulls over the findings of the royal commission. Meanwhile, Star Entertainment’s management can expect a serious public grilling next year.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Facebook to rebrand company with new name, Verge says
The social media giant is going all-in on the metaverse, with Mark Zuckerberg planning to discuss a name change at the company’s upcoming Connect conference.
- by Kurt Wagner
Court orders arrest warrant for alleged fraudster Bill Papas
The court-ordered arrest warrant will now pave the way for the extradition of Bill Papas, who has been accused of orchestrating a $400 million fraud against Westpac and other banks.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Green bidding war: BHP outbids ‘Twiggy’ Forrest in Canadian nickel miner battle
Mining giant BHP has raised its offer to buy Canadian nickel miner Noront, trumping Andrew Forrest, as the race for electric battery raw materials intensifies.
- by Nick Toscano
Pfizer made hard push for profit in secret vaccine contracts, report says
The rapid rollout of the vaccine has unfolded behind a veil of strict secrecy, allowing for little public scrutiny of Pfizer’s power, even as demand surges for one of the world’s most sought-after products.
- by Adam Taylor
‘Cusp of something really good’: CSL ready to shape young scientists
The nation’s biotech giant wants to help more Aussie researchers into drug development post-pandemic.
- by Emma Koehn
Stockland town centres cop hefty COVID hit
A quarter of retail tenants in the $11 billion property developer’s town centres are struggling to pay their rent as state lockdowns extract a heavy toll.
- by Simon Johanson
The green wars: Nickel stoush between BHP and Andrew Forrest heats up
Copper and nickel are the new black of environmentally sought after commodities. BHP and Andrew Forrest are chasing one small Canadian company sitting on both.
- by Elizabeth Knight